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Link break detected on multiple FC ports connected to same switch

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • FCP

Issue

  • FC target port link break detected on multiple ports connected to same switch and recovers within few minutes 

       EMS log:

Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node32: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0f. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.
Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node32: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0h. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.

Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node34: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0h. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.
Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node34: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0f. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.

Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node39: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0f. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.
Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node39: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0h. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.

Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node40: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0h. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.
Mon Sep 04 04:10:43 EDT [Node40: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.ispfct.linkBreak:error]: Link break detected on Fibre Channel target adapter 0f. Firmware status code status1 0x2, status2 0x7, and status4 0x0.

  • The ports recover within few minutes 

        EMS log:


Mon Sep 04 04:15:22 EDT [Node34: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 0f.
Mon Sep 04 04:15:24 EDT [Node34: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 0h.
Mon Sep 04 04:15:31 EDT [Node39: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 0f.
Mon Sep 04 04:15:32 EDT [Node39: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 0h
Mon Sep 04 04:15:18 EDT [Node40: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 0h.
Mon Sep 04 04:15:34 EDT [Node40: fct_tpd_work_thread_0: scsitarget.hwpfct.linkUp:notice]: Link up on Fibre Channel target adapter 0f.

 

 

 

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